| 100% | COLLISIONTHEORY | 15 | What scientists use to predict the rates of chemical reactions |
| 47% | CATALYSTS | 9 | They increase the rate of chemical reactions |
| 40% | UPKEY | 5 | What's used to scroll to the top of a window |
| 38% | TOE | 3 | What you might use to test the temperature of a bath |
| 38% | TAROT | 5 | Deck of cards that's used to predict the future |
| 37% | SAES | 4 | What freelancers used to enclose if they really wanted the job, before the Internet age, of course (abbr.) |
| 37% | UNIVAC | 6 | Computer used to predict the 1952 presidential election |
| 36% | ORIYA | 5 | What the residents of India's Orissa used to officially converse in, prior to 2011 |
| 35% | MOP | 3 | What sailors use to swab the deck |
| 35% | NOTATION | 8 | What composers use to settle the score? |
| 34% | DOUBLETAKE | 10 | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | PER | 3 | Used to express rate of each thing |
| 34% | APP | 3 | What many use to solve the New York Times crossword |
| 34% | LADDERS | 7 | What people use to get to the top |
| 34% | HELM | 4 | What Sulu used to handle on the Enterprise |
| 33% | OAR | 3 | What a member of a crew team uses to propel the boat |
| 33% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman |
| 33% | CATALYST | 8 | Substance used to make a chemical reaction faster |
| 33% | ACRE | 4 | Unit used to measure the size of cropland |
| 33% | NARD | 4 | Oil used to anoint the feet of Jesus |
| 33% | DYES | 4 | Colors used to change the appearance of fabrics |
| 33% | DECIBELS | 8 | Units used to measure the intensity of sound |
| 33% | ARGONGAS | 8 | Substance used to preserve the Declaration of Independence |
| 33% | TOE | 3 | Digit used to test the temperature of water |
| 33% | FELT | 4 | Material used to make the outside of Muppets |
| 32% | FORESIGHT | 9 | Ability to predict what will happen in the future |
| 32% | VANES | 5 | Devices used to indicate the direction of the wind |
| 32% | DECIBEL | 7 | Unit used to measure the intensity of a sound |
| 32% | BROTH | 5 | Liquid used to form the base of tortellini soup |
| 32% | BACKING | 7 | Material used to support the underside of a fabric |